InterDigital Inc (IDCC)

[vg_future]

Texastennis, I respectfully disagree with your analogy because the companies that are asking for piece meal are licensing their own patents at a whole package level. The piece meal excuse is just one more tactic that they are using to drag this out. In the case of your cable company and the ESPN service, you will be on par with them if you are providing them (the cable companies) a paid service and charge on a similar...all are none...basis. That will be true justice, but again they are providing service and they charge the way they want. In IDCC's case, IDCC is just asking for the level field and cannot be blamed for that. This type of licensing is not something IDCC has invented to cream the customers.
As a fellow long I understand the pain of this ever dragging saga and hope it comes to a successful completion soon.

Goodluck to you and all the longs!

-vg_future

P.S. Please forgive me for providing an unsolicited opinion. My intention is not hurt any one of the longs here.